Australian developments in marine science

Australia is an island nation with about two thirds of its jurisdiction underwater. On 25 May 2012, Australia instituted the Seas and Submerged Lands (Limits of Continental Shelf) Proclamation 2012, confirming areas of seabed where Australia has exclusive rights to explore and exploit marine resourc...

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Published in:Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union
Main Author: Coffin, MF
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union 2012
Subjects:
Environmental Sciences
Environmental Science and Management
Environmental Science and Management not elsewhere classified
Antarctic
Australian Antarctic Territory
Antarc*
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2012EO300002
http://ecite.utas.edu.au/84949
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Summary:Australia is an island nation with about two thirds of its jurisdiction underwater. On 25 May 2012, Australia instituted the Seas and Submerged Lands (Limits of Continental Shelf) Proclamation 2012, confirming areas of seabed where Australia has exclusive rights to explore and exploit marine resources. This proclamation follows recommendations by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, a body established under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, confirming Australia's entitlement to extended continental shelf, i.e., that beyond 200 nautical miles from the coastline, of some 2.56 million square kilometers, excluding Australian Antarctic Territory [Symonds et al., 2009] (Figure 1a).

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